to distinguish it from the red dwarf ups ##ilo ##n and ##rom ##eda ##e b ) , also named sa ##ffa ##r , is an extras ##olar planet approximately 44 light @ - @ years away from the sun in the constellation of and ##rom ##eda . the planet orbits the solar twin star , ups ##ilo ##n and ##rom ##eda ##e a , approximately every five days . discovered in june 1996 by geoffrey marc ##y and r . paul butler , it was one of the first hot jupiter ##s to be discovered . it is also one of the first non @ - @ resolved planets to be detected directly . ups ##ilo ##n and ##rom ##eda ##e b is the inner ##most known planet
to distinguish it from the red dwarf upsilon andromedae b ), also named saffar, is an extrasolar planet approximately 44 light @ - @ years away from the sun in the constellation of andromeda. the planet orbits the solar twin star, upsilon andromedae a, approximately every five days. discovered in june 1996 by geoffrey marcy and r. paul butler, it was one of the first hot jupiters to be discovered. it is also one of the first non @ - @ resolved planets to be detected directly. upsilon andromedae b is the innermost known planet